My new Nimbus 26" MUni just arrived last week! I love it. It rolls over nearly everything. It is a full 28" in diameter so it does present some new challenges. It doesn’t fit on the bus like my old 24" Torker LX for one thing, and I’ve found that I have to adjust the way I climb up hills – I can’t lean forward as much or I end up dumped out on the trail.
It is all stock (as sold by UDC) except for KH 125/150 moments and a used Maggie HS33 brake from Brycer1968. That saved me a good $80 compared to getting a brake from UDC.
The mix and match color scheme wasn’t necessarily on purpose but I’ve grown to love it…My family has affectionately named him Sparky.
This is my custom Gravity Uni. One of the cheapest unis from ebay.
Specs:
Stock wheelset (steel cranks and square taper hub)
Custom paint job
Steel cable brake from old mountain b*ke
Nimbus gel saddle
Nimbus seat post clamp
UDC seat post
Bell 26" tire (Wal-Mart special)
Thats pretty hot Corbin- not sure about the blue rim strip though. I’d get a black one instead of the blue. Are you riding this more than your 24" gmuni with franken handle bar? I’d be interested to hear what your preference is.
cheers,
mark
Hey Mark,
My 24" I was still riding up till last week when I put this one together. The handle bar I still like better and I’ll probably modify the T bar with a new T that is slightly wider.
The 26" with the 2.3" tire is a lot lighter than the 24" with the 3" tire and heavy tube. So far, I feel slower on the 26" on fast/bumpy downhills because the 24 + 3" tire does more absorbing of the bumps. I’m going to give it some time and see if I get faster with it, as I do like the lightness of it. It makes rolling hops much easier!
This is pretty much the same assumption I came to before Unicon – however, the hub bearings were starting to fail before Unicon so I sent it in for repair. I decided to stick with the 24" for unicon as I was faster on it on the downhill.
During Nationals (NAUC 2010 / UGames), I was the fastest downhill rider with the 24" + 3" tire.
Well, my muni WAS
K1 luxury seat
pit fighter post
KH singlebolt clamp
KH frame
K1 hub laced to 24 bicycles rim
kenda K-rad
125mm KH moments
Aluminium DX pedals
It has not changed to…
Nimbus Gel
Nimbus CrMo post
KH doublebolt clamp in white
KH frame
K1 hub laced to 24 bicycles rim
Kenda K-rad
145 QU-AX Isis cranks
Aluminium DX pedals
I have been riding my geared 26er with a Muddy Mary Freeride Gooy Gluey 2.5" tire for a couple of weeks now.
Weight wise that tire is a better choice than the DH version but I seem to get flats a lot more than previously. So maybe the DH one would be better and or a DH tube instead of the normal Schwalbe No13.
Just letting you know there are reasons not to go too light.
I do like everything else about that tire.
Oh, and nice paint job, Corbin! I prefer the red one, though.